Oilers’ $38.5M forward rivals Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon in scoring
Zach Hyman is quietly delivering one of the most efficient scoring seasons in the NHL, placing himself alongside elite names like Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. The Edmonton Oilers forward, signed to a $38.5 million deal, has scored 30 goals…
Zach Hyman is quietly delivering one of the most efficient scoring seasons in the NHL , placing himself alongside elite names like Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon . The Edmonton Oilers forward, signed to a $38. 5 million deal, has scored 30 goals in just 54 games this season.
Speaking on Edmonton Sports Talk, analyst Greg Wyshynski highlighted Hyman’s impact. Wyshynski pointed out that Hyman ranks fifth in goals per game, trailing only MacKinnon (48 goals), McDavid (41 goals), Nikita Kucherov (40 goals), and Cole Caufield (44 goals). That places him among the league’s most dangerous scorers despite fewer games played.
MORE: Oilers finding playoff-style hockey late in 2025-26 NHL season “Speaking of goals, Zach Hyman,” Wyshynski said. “Zach Hyman’s got thirty goals in fifty-four games. Zach Hyman has the fifth highest goals per game average in the league behind MacKinnon, McDavid, Kucherov, and Caufield.
Like, that’s insane. “I mean, we know why he gets those goals, right? But, like to have scored as many as he has in such limited time, I think I gotta give Zach his flowers ’cause I don’t think people, again, really appreciate the insane goal-scoring season that he’s had.